Sensors for Gait Analysis with Parkinson's Disease
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 396
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The effective management of Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms is a formidable challenge for healthcare providers. PD patients exhibit considerable clinical heterogeneity in their symptoms, including gait dysfunction and freezing of gait, which increases the risk of falls and engenders social isolation. Gait disorder is often refractory to pharmacological and surgical (i.e., Deep Brain Stimulation) treatment. Gait quantification has revealed various facets of disturbance in PD, including reduced pace, gait asymmetry, impaired bilateral coordination, and increased gait variability—a key biomarker of fall risk. This granular level of understanding has been derived from various technologies including inertial body-worn sensors, electronic walkways, and motion capture systems.
While technological advancements continue to provide new insights into the complexity of PD gait dysfunction, this technology’s use and application in clinical care remains limited. The aims of this Special Issue are to highlight advancements in gait quantification technology that enhance our understanding of gait dysfunction as well as explore their expanded application in PD diagnosis, staging, and treatment response monitoring and prediction.
Dr. Ritesh A. Ramdhani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Parkinson’s disease
- human gait monitoring
- spatiotemporal kinematics
- biomechanical analysis
- motion capture systems
- platform-based analysis
- multimodal sensor systems
- inertial wearable sensors
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